West Group teams played at the St Petersburg Ice Palace, home to Gagarin Cup holders SKA, with some matches held at the Yubileyny Sports Palace.

Opening Ceremony at the Ice Palace

The tournament has been extending its educational activities every year.

To which end, Olympic gold medallists Dmitry Yushkevich and Vladimir Yurzinov led a seminar for coaches training children’s teams, junior hockey players attended an educational lecture, and parents were, for the first time, offered a seminar on the psychological aspects of children’s sport.

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gathered in Omsk in “Avangard” — “Ak Bars” match

Moscow’s Dynamo take the title for the first time in the tournament’s history, beating Omsk’s Avangard 4:0 in the Super Final.

Moscow’s Dynamo with the Tournament Cup

2014 — VIII Tournament

Twenty four teams, from six different countries, take part in the 2014 Gazprom Neft Cup, with the tournament being run on the “divisional” model, and teams divided into two groups — “East” (in Omsk) and “West” (in Minsk).

The West Group teams met on the ice rink of the brand new sports complex Chizhovka Arena

This complex was build specially for the 2014 World Hockey Championship in Minsk.

Chizhovka Arena in Minsk

The tournament has been extending its educational activities every year.

To which end, Olympic gold medallists Dmitry Yushkevich and Vladimir Yurzinov led a seminar for coaches training children’s teams, junior hockey players attended an educational lecture, and parents were, for the first time, offered a seminar on the psychological aspects of children’s sport.

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The opening ceremony in Omsk was attended by a record number of spectators

Opening ceremony in Arena Omsk

The Super Final traditionally was held in Omsk at the Omsk Arena, the Avangard Club’s home ground.

Moscow's CSKA became the winner of the Cup and a two-time winner.

The young “army” athletes are now the first and only team to take home the Tournament trophy for the second time in a row!